This is the tentative agenda for the Spring 2025 Kickoff. Keep an eye on COD Announcements for continued updates.
Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the McAninich Arts Center (MAC)
Additional Simulcast Locations: Playhouse Theatre (MAC), Room 105; Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000; and Health Science Center (HSC), Room 1234
8 a.m. – All College Breakfast (McAnninich Arts Center Lobby)
8:30 a.m. – Opening and Welcome
- President’s Welcome and Remarks
- Provost’s Welcome and Remarks
- Faculty Leadership Welcome
- I AM COD Awards
10 a.m. – Break
10:20 a.m. – Artificial Intelligence Panel – Moderated by Dr. Sonia Watson, Dean of Adjunct Faculty Support
- Dr. David J. Gunkel, Presidential Teaching Professor, Northern Illinois University
- Dr. Szymon Machajewski, Associate Director of Academic Technology and Learning Innovation, UIC
- Keith Tyrka, Vice President for Planning, Performance and Technology
11:40 a.m. – Employee Giving
11:55 a.m. – Closing
Noon – All-College Lunch (McAnninich Arts Center Lobby)
1 to 4 p.m. – Breakout Sessions
Thursday, Jan. 23 in Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000
8 a.m. – Faculty and Administrator Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – Provost Welcome & Updates
10 a.m. – Blackboard Ultra Update and Q/A
- Wade Weichel, Director of Product Management, Blackboard/Anthology
Noon – Lunch
1 to 4 p.m. – Breakout Sessions
Friday, Jan. 24
9 a.m. to Noon, Division and Union Meetings
Locations:
- Business and Applied Technology Division
Technology Education Center (TEC), Room 1038AB - Nursing and Health Sciences Division
Health Science Center (HSC), Room 1234 - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Division
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000ABCG - Social/Behavioral Sciences and the Library Division
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000DEF - Arts, Communication, and Hospitality Division
Culinary & Hospitality Center (CHC), Room 2001 - Liberal Arts
Culinary & Hospitality Center (CHC), Room 1020
12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- CODAA
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2131
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
- CODFA
Health Science Center (HSC), Room 1234
Contact Information
Email kickoff@cod.edu with any questions.